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An'ei 7 (安永七年)

1778/1 The number of rice brokers (fudasashi) in Edo reaches 109.
1778/6 Russian ship arrives at Akkeshi in Ezo (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Represenatives of Matsumae han turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year.

Hokusai begins studying under Katsukawa Shunshô.
First private ship transports goods to Osaka via the Western Circuit, marking the beginning of the kitamaebune.
Satake Shozan (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of Akita han, produces his Gahô kôryô, the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing).

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 ==Other Events of 1778==
 *[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]].
-*[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing).
+*First private ship transports goods to Osaka via the Western Circuit, marking the beginning of the ''[[kitamaebune]]''.
+*[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces his ''Gahô kôryô'', the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing).
 ===Births and Deaths===
+*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjuro IV]] dies (b. [[1712]]).
 *[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]).
+*[[Komparu Ujitsuna]] dies.
+*Voltaire dies (b. [[1694]]).
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